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Merle

Of course the actual Russkie term is apparently
“что за черт”…which would have elicited a big WTH from me..

Polly Cy

Aug 09 2018 at 11:01 am

Closer – “What the devil?” is the literal translation, but Russian often uses devil and hell interchangeably. “Idiyot v chortye” is another common phrase, and means “Go to the devil” but is usually translated as “Go to hell.”

Bob in Houston-Vast Right Wing Basket of deplorable!

Aug 09 2018 at 11:11 am

Is it just me or do half the words in Russian look like Kaopectate written backwards?

A Nonny Moosse

Polly Cy

Well we know it won’t be a roboticized “Rhino.” They can’t fight worth … um … you get the idea.

WayneM

Aug 09 2018 at 12:28 am

I was thinking it might be T200 back from Europe… but then Don P bought up the remaining stock of dawgs… Hmmm… let’s see…

NotYetInACamp

Aug 09 2018 at 2:20 am

K-9?

Deplorable B Woodman

Aug 09 2018 at 8:39 pm

Where’s Tom Baker when you want him?

Lon Mead

Aug 09 2018 at 2:57 am

Most frightening sentence:
“I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”

Second most frightening sentence:
“Some assembly required.”

JJ cooper

Aug 09 2018 at 2:58 pm

You speak the truth, O wise one.

armedandsafe

Aug 09 2018 at 4:10 pm

Government agent: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”
Farmer: “Go stand in that field right over there and give your speech. It needs fertilized.”

Punta Gorda

Aug 09 2018 at 3:08 am

I’m waiting for a rendition of a haphazard reconstruction in keeping with Frankensteins monster from Hotel Transylvania.

Spoiler: The Zombies messed it up quite well.

Bill G

Aug 09 2018 at 5:30 am

Learned from Retired Admiral Daniel Gallery, the term zvoloch was claimed to mean son of a bitch. The web translates svoloch as bastard. Whichever, the Admiral’s book stated that in use it was a strong insult.

eon

Aug 09 2018 at 6:35 am

Actually, сукин сын (pro. roughly “sukin syn”) is Russian for “whoreson”, which is about as close to “son of a bitch” as you can get in Russian.

Another useful one is черт возьми (“chert voz’mi”) which can mean anything from “Gosh!” to “Oh, bother” (when used by a lady) to “Oh, Hell!”, depending on the inflection. Its literal translation is “What the Devil?”

When you think about it, Ruskiy is a very cultured language. Even the curses are fairly genteel, while still getting the point across.